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He was responsible for bringing to the world a high-quality compact camera that changed the face of 35mm photography. But Ernest Leitz II had a secret but possibly greater claim to fame - saving Jews from Nazi persecution in prewar Germany.
Sunnis and Shiites have long prayed together at Cairo's Shiite shrine to Imam Hussein. But growing sectarian friction has frayed that amity. [What has Bush wrought? Was this the plan all along?]
Contractors wounded or killed in Iraq are the anonymous casualties. Ceremonies are secret, and benefits are scarce. Executives in dark blue suits shifted uncomfortably as an Army major general in battle fatigues awarded posthumous Defense of Freedom
The full answers from declared presidential candidates to the question, ‘Where do we go from here in Iraq?'
Following their march from standard processors to dual-core and quad-core designs in 2006, Intel researchers have built an 80-core chip that performs more than a teraflop of operations using less electricity than a modern PC chip.
A South Texas prosecutor who has tried to oust several county officials for alleged misconduct was himself arraigned on corruption charges filed by a special prosecutor. [hummm]
Thunderous car bombs shattered a crowded marketplace in the heart of Baghdad, triggering secondary explosions, engulfing an eight-story building in flames and killing at least 78 people in the latest in a series of similar attacks aimed at the countr
A mysterious illness is killing tens of thousands of honeybee colonies across the country, threatening honey production, the livelihood of beekeepers and possibly crops that need bees for pollination.
The US Dept. of Veterans Affairs began notifying 1.8 million veterans and doctors that their personal and business information could be on a portable hard drive that has been missing from an Alabama hospital for nearly 3 weeks.
Report of the CFR on how to get the heck out of Iraq after the surge fails. 61 page PDF doc.
Entered By: Powell Gammill
If "reporters" covering the Scooter Libby trial for perjury and obstruction of justice had bothered to read President Bush's Executive Order 12958 they would know it does not give the vice president the authority to declassify anything.
Deep within the bowels of the Pentagon, planners are conducting secret meetings to discuss what to do in the worst-case scenario in Iraq about a year from today when President Bush's escalation of more than 20,000 troops fails,
The new National Intelligence Estimate on Iraq starkly delineates the gulf that separates President Bush's illusions from the realities of the war. Victory, as the president sees it, requires a stable liberal democracy in Iraq that is pro-America
The US remains, for the moment, the most powerful nation in history, but it faces a violent contradiction between its long republican tradition and its more recent imperial ambitions. The fate of previous democratic empires suggests that such a confl
American troops locked down a large industrialized area of east Baghdad all day while Iraqi Prime Minister Maliki, without indicating how he would do it, vowed to speed the deployment of Iraqi forces throughout the war-ravaged capital.
"Most people voted for Ahmadinejad because he promised they would never have to feel sad again on New Year's Eve in front of their children," said Farshid Bakhtieri, a 21-year-old computer salesman. "Everyone right now, they feel n
Iran is prepared to settle all outstanding issues with the International Atomic Energy Agency within three weeks, the country's top nuclear negotiator said.
The state has ordered 500 talking urinal cakes that will deliver a recorded anti-DWI message to bar and restaurant patrons who make one last pit stop before getting behind the wheel. "Hey there, big guy. Having a few drinks?" a female voice
While police in 23 jurisdictions throughout Georgia have embraced photo enforcement, a couple is being threatened with jail this week for having turned the speed cameras on police. Lee and Teresa Sipple spent $1200 to mount three video cameras and a
British pharmacy chain Boots will begin a trial program on Valentine's Day to offer men the anti-impotence drug Viagra with a prescription, the company said Sunday. The initial pilot program is expected to last six months, and Boots
Freed Egyptian cleric Osama Mustafa Hassan may now be able to testify at preliminary hearing into his alleged abduction by US and Italian intelligence services, his wife's lawyer has said. Hassan was released on Sunday, the day before the hearin
The Defense Department Inspector General's report may only spell the beginning of inquiries into the intelligence activities of Douglas Feith's office.
Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini landed at Tehran's Mehrabad airport on Feb. 1, 1979, and every year since that date marks the beginning of the Ten Days of Dawn (dah-yi fajr), the annual commemoration of the Islamic revolution.
I came home from Iraq in September 2006 with a paradox ($) on my mind: How was it that we were making tangible progress in developing Iraq's security forces, government, and economy, yet the overall security situation was worsening?
Weekly online poll that allows you to vote in the Republican or Democrat field.
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As they emerged 4 armored cars roared up and disgorged at least 20 gunmen wearing bulletproof vests and Iraqi National Guard uniforms. They flashed official IDs, and manhandled Sharafi into one car. Iraqi police gave chase, guns blazing. They shot up
BBC news revealed last Sunday that around half of the speed camera tickets in the Eastern region of England were issued by devices that failed an annual accuracy test and required repairs.
Negotiations on a step-by-step deal that the Bush administration hopes will lead North Korea to give up its nuclear weapons program appeared near collapse over North Korea’s demands for huge shipments of fuel oil and electricity before agreeing to a
No one disputes that an on-duty Irvine police officer got an erection and ejaculated on a motorist during an early-morning traffic stop in Laguna Beach. The female driver reported it, DNA testing confirmed it and officer David Alex Park finally admit
